State Street runs right through downtown Bristol, in doing so dividing the twin towns of Bristol, Tennessee and Bristol, Virginia. It’s a bit of a hike to get there from Cincinnati, but that’s precisely where the Reds will serve as the ‘home’ team on Saturday as they take on the Atlanta Braves in the 2025 MLB Speedway Classic.
They’ll play ball here, at the Bristol Motor Speedway, with the grandstands of one of NASCAR’s most iconic tracks tweaked just enough to allow an expected attendance of over 85,000 fans to show up.
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The track is obviously no stranger to hosting sporting events, but that includes sporting events other than just racing.